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About me, in a sea shell

I am a girl who just wants tobe happy with the simply things in life,
and I do my best to help make others happy along the way.

I love and can’t live without sunshine, probably because I was lucky enough to grow up in Bermuda,a beautiful archipelago northeast of the Caribbean.
My family’s roots there go back for generations (10 through one grandfather!).
Am I scared of the “Bermuda’ Triangle”? Nope.
(FYI: Its points are in three distinct places: Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda).

~ ~ * ~ ~I started to play the violin in a free program offered at my primary (elementary) schooland still play in different genres in orchestras and ensembles, wherever I go.Music is my way of relaxing and meeting amazingly creative people,(but I have long taken joy in dabbling in the visual arts).

~ ~ * ~ ~My family moved to Canada when my twin sister and I were 11.
I was excited and eager to start a new life in a vast, beautiful country, in which my grandmother was born and raised. And I was promised that we would get a dog once in Canada.

~ ~ * ~ ~Did I mention that I lovedogs?
First there was my little rascal Abby, adopted secretly by my parents. I shriekedwithJOY when I found out the news.
Two years after she left for doggy heaven, we adopted our loving, social boy, Toby.

~ ~ * ~ ~This blog will include my thoughts, work andtravel experiences through photos and tastes in music.I began writing it in late April 2013, the day after finishing my BA,a glorious, carefree, day when the world was holding the doors wide open for my young, idealist being.

Whoever you are, wherever you are from and wherever you happen to find yourself now,
I hope we can exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas, tunes, quotes, etc.
I may do some posts in Spanish, Portuguese, or French…(and as of July 2017, Italian!)¿Vale? Está bem? Allons-y, les amis!

Thank you so much for your attention to my blog. It is very nice to know that you found something of interest there, and when I arrived here to visit you, I was very glad to see that you have shared of yourself with the world so much already at your age. We need more young people to follow your example and to get involved with the places in the world that need the kinds of assistance that you have given so well. Your blog displays an enviable adventure in Peru, and what appears to be enormous joy and caring everywhere you went. You worked very hard, but you gained so much in return. You are needed everywhere, so no matter where you go, you will be making an important contribution to making the world better.

I’m going to follow you also, and I hope you will visit again and share your thoughts as you can…..John H.

John,
Thank you very much for taking the time to look at so many posts. I am not as experienced a blogger as you, but I think blogs are an excellent medium to get to connect with others and gain trust in people who would otherwise just be strangers, people we are conditioned to distrust.
I am fortunate to have had the chance to work alongside some very inspiring and hardworking individuals in Peru. It was rewarding to witness firsthand what Peruvians themselves are doing to improve their own country. It is a fascinating quilt work of a country.
I look forward to reading more of your posts. Best regards, Ciera.